Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
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Pampa action plan awaits Govt. nod
The implementation of the proposed Rs 272-crore Pampa River Action Plan, which is to be executed in three phases, will now depend on the State's effective participation. According to Mr. N P
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Fresh floods in Assam, Arunachal cut off
Flood situation in Assam has turned grave following heavy rains in the neighboring Arunachal Pradesh and catchment areas of the Brahmaputra in the past 48 hours, official reports today said. The
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Farmers flee drought-hit Chamrajnagar
Villages in Chamrajnagar district in Karnataka wear a deserted look with people migrating to Ooty, Kodagu and Sultan Battery in Kerala - to flee the drought. While the State Government has declared
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Police directed to enforce noise related rules strictly
A division bench comprising Justice M F Saldanha and Justice N K Patil issued directions to the Karnataka State government and the DG & IGP asking them to strictly enforce the regulations relating to
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Forget UP, Kerala gets ready for a drought
Rain-rich Kerala is bracing itself for a drought as the current monsoon has proved the weakest in the past decade. Weathermen now admit that their prediction of another normal monsoon has been
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Farmers face a grim future as monsoon fails to keep date
According to a conservative estimate, at least 60 per cent of the rural population of Uttar Pradesh is in the grip of the drought. Officials have described the poor rainfall as unprecedented in the
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MPCB slaps notice on DPC for pollution
The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) served a 'show cause' notice on the Enron's Dabhol Power Company for polluting water resources in and around Dabhol.MPCB in an independent study found
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Praise for good Samaritan State
When Orissa was hit by super-cyclone in October 1999, Maharashtra swung into action. Soon after impact, the State initiated relief and rehabilitation measures in Jagatsingpur district, which was
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Drought drives rats to posh LA neighborhoods
A record drought has affluent Los Angeles residents smelling a rat. Lots of them. Dry conditions have driven rats from their usually well-hidden nests to forage for water and food in the wealthy
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Over six villages flooded
More than half dozen villages have been flooded after the monsoon-fed Ratu River in Nepal changed its normal course, entering these villages. Villagers of Mahadevpatti Bela, Chakawa, Nainahi,